# Ever have an Evil-Detecting Pet?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 14, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-an-evil-detecting-pet/990075 "2023-09-14T00:07:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-an-evil-detecting-pet/990075/21 "2023-09-15T06:26:21Z")

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My sub-genius level dog can detect evil: anyone on _that_ side of the fence. Anyone on _this_ side (or who comes through the gate) is immediately cleansed of all suspicion.

My very intelligent late cat was evil himself, but he did not try to detect evil. Rather, he detected people who were uncomfortable with, or allergic to, cats, and made them the center of his ‘affection’.

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-an-evil-detecting-pet/990075/22 "2023-09-15T17:44:22Z")

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Dogs have instincts and premonitions about people, just as people do.

And are wrong just as often.

As with “psychics”, we tend to remember the accurate takes and overlook the erroneous ones.

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-an-evil-detecting-pet/990075/23 "2023-09-16T06:15:00Z")

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Teddy loves everyone. When the UPS truck used to pull up, he’d jump in.

And everyone seems to love Teddy. It’s really remarkable. He is the K9 Avatar of Cool.

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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-an-evil-detecting-pet/990075/24 "2023-09-17T15:03:56Z")

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> [@scudsucker](#):
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> My sub-genius level dog can detect evil: anyone on _that_ side of the fence. Anyone on _this_ side (or who comes through the gate) is immediately cleansed of all suspicion.

It’s a surprisingly common affliction. LOL!  
[I mean, it ain’t all that - until it’s ON!!](https://youtu.be/goRogFQWkZU)

[Just let me get some water real quick!](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8fvdg_uqZsk?feature=share)

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